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Re:Let's Build a Traditional City and Make a Profit by bkeroack on Thursday July 31, 2014 @08:46AM (#8113724)
Wait until the inevitable energy crisis. When the average person simply cannot afford to transport themselves 10-20+ miles a day, suburbs will be abandoned.
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Re:Let's Build a Traditional City and Make a Profit by davidw on Thursday July 31, 2014 @08:51AM (#8113750)
That or adapt by loosening zoning restrictions and gaining some stores and conveniences of their own. Ultimately, I think this book was very convincing from that point of view:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Rent-Too-Damn-High-ebook/dp/B0078X...

Fewer regulations and more freedom to experiment would be beneficial.

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